Collider.com fills in the blanks on yesterday's brief story about the 'Green Lantern' movie. The site was present at the same press event that CHUD alludes to, but provides a full transcript of producer Donald De Line's comments about the film.
De Line said that comedic actor Jack Black is no longer involved in the project. "I think that was an idea for a certain specific comedic take on it and this take that Greg Berlanti is writing is more of a classic character origin piece."
De Line also commented on the 'Justice League' movie, which would also feature a Green Lantern character.
"We’re developing totally separate from it. I’ve never read 'Justice League' but we’re very well aware of it obviously and also we’re involved with DC Comics and basically our story is very much a kind of stand alone about the origin of that character and Hal Jordan becoming The Green Lantern and that’s the whole focus of our movie. I don’t think it’s that big a piece of the 'Justice League' -- from what I understand."
De Line also commented on the current rush of comic book movies to the box office, and the sense of urgency that may have caused the 'Justice League' movie to fall apart.
"You know, I think…yeah I think that as all studios…there’s a real hunger in the marketplace and audiences are really loving the ones that are well done, and I think DC being part of the Warner’s family obviously it’s a big asset for them. And it is a very much kind of right in the wheelhouse for what Warner’s does really well—big kind of global event style movies. That’s what’s the backbone of Warner’s, so they’ve got obviously 'The Dark Knight' coming out this summer and yeah, so they’re eager for it and we’re working really hard to try to deliver them a good first draft."
Click through for a complete transcript in which De Line also discusses the currently filming 'Observe and Report' as well as Zack Snyder's 'Guardians of Ga'Hoole', 'The Brazilian Job' and 'House of Lies'.
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